Proverbs 3:31
Procure not the reproaches of bad men, neither do thou covet their ways.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.
In Context
30Be not ready to quarrel with a man without a cause, lest he do thee some harm.
32For every transgressor is unclean before the Lord; neither does he sit among the righteous.
Cross References
Psalms 37:1A Psalm of David for remembrance concerning the Sabbath-day.
Psalms 73:3Lift up thine hands against their pride continually; because of all that the enemy has done wickedly in thy holy places.
Proverbs 2:12to deliver thee from the evil way, and from the man that speaks nothing faithfully.
Proverbs 22:22Do no violence to the poor, for he is needy: neither dishonour the helpless man in the gates.
Proverbs 24:1My son, envy not bad men, nor desire to be with them.
Ecclesiastes 5:8Also the abundance of the earth is for every one: the king is dependent on the tilled field.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 3:28-35
Justice and Kindness Recommended; Caution against Envy. 27 Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it. 28 Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee. 29 Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee. 30 Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm. 31 Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways. 32 For the froward is abomination to the Lord :… Read the whole commentary →